Softball Preview: Grand Junction Central Warriors vs. Palisade Bulldogs
The Grand Junction Central Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Palisade Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Thursday, Grand Junction Central got the win against Montrose by a conclusive 13-4. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Palisade was not the first on the board last Monday, but they got there more often. They won by a run and slipped past Fruita Monument 13-12. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
The team relied heavily on Anaiah Guajardo-Zarate, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in batting average. The team also got some help courtesy of Madi Gray, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Grand Junction Central's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for Palisade, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Everything went Grand Junction Central's way against Palisade in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Grand Junction Central made off with an 11-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Junction Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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